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1. BORA Overseas Investment Bill [pdf, 174 KB]

   ...modifies aspects of the existing regime for overseas investment in New Zealand. The Bill: • defines “sensitive New Zealand assets”; • sets out a regime under which overseas persons wishing to invest in sensitive New Zealand assets can seek consent from the Ministers of Finance, Land Information, or Fisheries, depending on the nature of the asset in question. The consent regime includes criteria for consent, the procedure for obtaining consent, imposing and modifying conditions...

2. [2023] NZEmpC 227 Pilgrim v Attorney-General [pdf, 280 KB]

   ...employer.2 The plaintiff subsequently filed an application for leave to amend the statement of claim to replead the identity of the employer. [3] Further submissions were filed. Counsel for the second defendants (the Gloriavale defendants) consented to the application for leave and indicated that they were content for the employer identity issue to be dealt with on the papers. The plaintiffs then filed an application for an adjournment. The application was based on proceedin...

3. [2022] NZEnvC 051 Perjuli Developments Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 14 MB]

   ...Developments Limited v Waikato District Council IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AT AUCKLAND I TE KŌTI TAIAO O AOTEAROA KI TĀMAKI MAKAURAU Decision [2022] NZEnvC 051 IN THE MATTER OF the Resource Management Act 1991 AND cancellation of the resource consent under s 132(4) subsection 3 of the Act BETWEEN PERJULI DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED (ENV-2021-AKL-25) Appellant/Consent Holder AND WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL Respondent Court: Judge J A Smith Commissioner S Myers Commis...

4. 2021-07-06 ORC - Position on Objective, CWS & Hydro [pdf, 251 KB]

   ...viticulture and orchards, community water supply schemes identified in Schedule 10A.5.1 and hydroelectricity generation schemes identified in Schedule 10A.5.2. 10A.2 Policies 10A.2.2 Irrespective of any other policies in this Plan concerning consent duration, avoid granting resource consents for takes and/or uses of freshwater, where the activity was not previously authorised by a deemed permit or water permit, for a duration of more than six years except where the application i...

5. OWRUG Updated Supplementary S Dicey Planning 24 March 2021 [pdf, 789 KB]

   ...of a non-complying activity rule in PC7 in general and may result in the Section 104D ‘policy’ gateway being the only viable option. 23. I acknowledge that the ORC does not intend PC7 to give effect, in and of itself, to the National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management 2020 (NPSFM). I am also of the opinion that Te Mana o te Wai can only be fully implemented when the process set out in the NPSFM is followed, including active involvement by tangata whenua. 24. However, I...

6. [2022] NZEnvC 177 Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency v Auckland Council [pdf, 420 KB]

   ...AND DRURY LIMITED Applicant Court: Environment Judge J A Smith sitting alone under s 279 of the Act Date of Order: 27 September 2022 Date of Issue: 27 September 2022 _________________________________________________________________ CONSENT DETERMINATION _________________________________________________________________ A: The Court orders, by consent, that the Appeal be allowed to the extent that the noise attenuation provisions in the Council’s decision on PC51 are...

7. Joint Witness Statement - Landscape 25 July 2018 [pdf, 133 KB]

   Page 1 of 3 Expert Witness Conferencing In the matter: of a direct referral application under section 87G of the Resource Management Act 1991 for resource consents for the necessary infrastructure and related activities associated with holding the America’s Cup in Auckland Applicant: Panuku Development Auckland ENV-AKL-2018-000078 Topic: Landscape and Visual Effects Date: 25 July 2018 Venue: Environment Court, Federal Street Witnesses present: Name For Signature

8. Restorative Justice: Best practice in New Zealand 2004 - 2017 [pdf, 428 KB]

   ...1. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROCESSES ARE UNDERPINNED BY VOLUNTARINESS Participation of the victim and offender must be voluntary throughout the restorative justice process A restorative justice process cannot take place without the informed consent of the victim and the offender. Neither the victim nor the offender should feel coerced into giving their consent and both have the right to withdraw consent at any time (including during a conference). Facilitators should end the proc...

9. Environment Court annual report 2009 [pdf, 146 KB]

   ...term of up to 5 years on either a full or 75% time basis. Deputy Commissioners sit as required usually on the basis of their expertise. E.49 7 The court’s functions are primarily to determine, appeals in respect of resource consents, designations and abatement notices, plan appeals in respect of the content of regional and district planning instruments, applications for enforcement orders, and inquiries in respect of water conservation orders. The court may also mak...

10. Planning (dated 22-26 May 2017) [pdf, 762 KB]

    ...Garbett dated 22 May 2017. Witnesses: Name Called by Signature Darryl Sycamore Dunedin City Council (‘respondent’) Ben Farrell Blueskin Resilient Trust (‘appellant’) Date signed: 26 May 2017 2 Other Joint Witness Statements Acoustic 1. We have reviewed the Statement of Statement of agreed facts – acoustic conferencing dated 16 May 2017 prepared by Michael Garbett. We acknowledge the conferencing is yet to be completed. 2. We may wish (or be...